Finals experience closer than you may think: Despite 2010 being Sydney-s fourth Hyundai A-League finals series campaign, and Wellington-s first, the finals experience of both squads are quite similar. The combined number of Hyundai A-League finals appearances for this weekend-s Sydney FC squad stands at 64, only marginally ahead of the number of combined final appearances for the Phoenix squad (57). While Sydney FC have the likes of experienced finals campaigners Clint Bolton (9 finals appearances), Stuart Musialik (9), Mark Bridge (8) and Terry McFlynn (8), Wellington also have plenty of experienced players such as Liam Reddy (9 finals appearances), Andrew Durante (8) and Troy Hearfield (7).

Close preliminary finals: All four previous Hyundai A-League Preliminary Finals have been close affairs, with each match ending with a one goal or less margin. The trend of close Preliminary Finals was also apparent in the old NSL - with 8 out of the past 10 national league Preliminary Finals (Hyundai A-League and NSL) ending in margins of one or less goals.

One Million for SFS: After last weekend-s Major Semi Final, an aggregate audience of 987,469 people had attended 61 Hyundai A-League matches played at Sydney Football Stadium to date, meaning just 12,531 more people need to attend at the venue to break the one million milestone. Only one venue has attracted one million to Hyundai A-League matches so far, that being Etihad Stadium, where 1,286,147 people have attended 48 Hyundai A-League matches to date.